ANSC 1401 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is better to feed cows in a snow storm? - ✔✔hay
✔✔Which animal functions best on a high fiber diet? - ✔✔steer
✔✔Which has the most negative effect on the growth rate of cattle? - ✔✔heat
✔✔What is the normal growth curve of cattle? - ✔✔s-shaped
✔✔True growth is an increase in? - ✔✔protein
✔✔Which is a better measure of growth in a feed lot? - ✔✔average daily gain
✔✔Which is not a characteristic of a castrated male? - ✔✔grows faster
✔✔An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell numbers is known as? -
✔✔hyperplasia
✔✔An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell size is known as? -
✔✔hypertrophy
, ✔✔Most growth after birth is caused by? - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔Which would be most favorable in livestock growth? - ✔✔low temperature and low
humidity
✔✔What is the primary function of the small intestine? - ✔✔nutrient absorption
✔✔Which factor has the most influence on foal size? - ✔✔size of the dam
✔✔What are most hay producers concerned about when they cut and bail hay? -
✔✔moisture content of hay
amount of hay produced
stage of maturity of grass
✔✔Micro-mineral toxic to sheep? - ✔✔copper
✔✔Which age cow would you expect to wean calf? - ✔✔6
✔✔Result of growth hormone production by anterior pituitary? - ✔✔increase muscle
deposition
✔✔Which litter should have the the highest average piglet weight? - ✔✔7 piglets in a
litter
✔✔Which hen should lay the most eggs in a year? - ✔✔1 year old
✔✔Dogs have evolved from modern wolves? - ✔✔false
✔✔What was most likely a food source for early dogs? - ✔✔human trash
✔✔How long ago were cats domesticate? - ✔✔about 12,000 years ago
✔✔You found a baby squirrel on the street and have raised it to adult hood. The squirrel
cuddles with you every night. What is the best term to describe the squirrels behavior? -
✔✔tame
✔✔What kind of mating system do both dogs and cats have? - ✔✔polygynandry
✔✔What is TRUE about the cats reproductive system? - ✔✔female cats go through
periods of receptivity
the cats ovulation is triggered during mating by the friction of the penile species
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is better to feed cows in a snow storm? - ✔✔hay
✔✔Which animal functions best on a high fiber diet? - ✔✔steer
✔✔Which has the most negative effect on the growth rate of cattle? - ✔✔heat
✔✔What is the normal growth curve of cattle? - ✔✔s-shaped
✔✔True growth is an increase in? - ✔✔protein
✔✔Which is a better measure of growth in a feed lot? - ✔✔average daily gain
✔✔Which is not a characteristic of a castrated male? - ✔✔grows faster
✔✔An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell numbers is known as? -
✔✔hyperplasia
✔✔An increase in animal size that is due to an increase in cell size is known as? -
✔✔hypertrophy
, ✔✔Most growth after birth is caused by? - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔Which would be most favorable in livestock growth? - ✔✔low temperature and low
humidity
✔✔What is the primary function of the small intestine? - ✔✔nutrient absorption
✔✔Which factor has the most influence on foal size? - ✔✔size of the dam
✔✔What are most hay producers concerned about when they cut and bail hay? -
✔✔moisture content of hay
amount of hay produced
stage of maturity of grass
✔✔Micro-mineral toxic to sheep? - ✔✔copper
✔✔Which age cow would you expect to wean calf? - ✔✔6
✔✔Result of growth hormone production by anterior pituitary? - ✔✔increase muscle
deposition
✔✔Which litter should have the the highest average piglet weight? - ✔✔7 piglets in a
litter
✔✔Which hen should lay the most eggs in a year? - ✔✔1 year old
✔✔Dogs have evolved from modern wolves? - ✔✔false
✔✔What was most likely a food source for early dogs? - ✔✔human trash
✔✔How long ago were cats domesticate? - ✔✔about 12,000 years ago
✔✔You found a baby squirrel on the street and have raised it to adult hood. The squirrel
cuddles with you every night. What is the best term to describe the squirrels behavior? -
✔✔tame
✔✔What kind of mating system do both dogs and cats have? - ✔✔polygynandry
✔✔What is TRUE about the cats reproductive system? - ✔✔female cats go through
periods of receptivity
the cats ovulation is triggered during mating by the friction of the penile species
